Prophets

Prophets follows a geologist arriving on a remote Pacific island, where he encounters a religious cult and a man who appears to be a victim of abuse. The story develops into something involving rescue, belief and the visitor’s own relationship problems.

There is a really good story here, and the show is quite engaging. The acting is strong, and there is clearly some great potential in the material. The weakness is structural: the narrative is slightly fractured in places, making the story less coherent than it could be.

That matters because the underlying material is good enough to deserve a cleaner through-line. The show gets most of the way there, but the fractured narrative keeps it from having the force its central story promises. Strong acting and a good story, with some considerable potential still sitting on the table.

Runs 5–11 August, 13–16 August, 18–23 August and 25–31 August at 5:45pm.